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SLAB TIMBER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Natural Construction Materials
- Wood Sawing
- Building Elements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slab timber 1, record 1, English, slab%20timber
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] top planks of the boardwalk were composed of slab timber and milled planks about 15 cm wide and up to 2. 0 cm thick... 1, record 1, English, - slab%20timber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Sciage du bois
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bois de dosse
1, record 1, French, bois%20de%20dosse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bois (bille ou grume) comportant une face plane découverte en général par sciage, le reste de la surface étant constitué par la partie externe de la bille ou de la grume avec ou sans écorce. 2, record 1, French, - bois%20de%20dosse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Aserradura de la madera
- Elementos de edificios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- madera de primer costero
1, record 1, Spanish, madera%20de%20primer%20costero
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wood Products
- Woodworking
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flooring slab
1, record 2, English, flooring%20slab
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Slab : Any flat, relatively thick, generally rectangular or square, piece of timber or other lignocellulosic material, e. g. a flooring slab, wood wool slab... 1, record 2, English, - flooring%20slab
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Produits du bois
- Travail du bois
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bloc pour lames de parquet
1, record 2, French, bloc%20pour%20lames%20de%20parquet
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grosse pièce de bois que l'on utilise dans la fabrication des lames de plancher. 2, record 2, French, - bloc%20pour%20lames%20de%20parquet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-02-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Chanoine wicket dam
1, record 3, English, Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movable dam, consisting of a water curtain formed by timber leaves or wickets inclined downstream; the butt of the wicket is supported against a sill along the upstream side of the base slab and the wicket is pivoted a little below its center point to a collapsible horse held in place by a long prop. 2, record 3, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chanoine Wicket-dam. ... The term "wicket" has been applied in the United States to a shutter revolving on an axle placed near its needle. Described in detail, a Chanoine wicket consists of three parts ...: A rectangular panel of wood or iron; the horse or trestle, supporting the axle of the shutter, and the prop holding up the horse and having its foot bearing against a cast-iron shoe, called a "hurter" (in French "heurtoir") fixed to the apron. The parts of the shutter above and below the axle are called respectively the "chase" and the "breech". 2, record 3, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barrage Chanoine
1, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barrage à hausses Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 3, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau de l'Ohio 2, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau%20de%20l%27Ohio
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à hausses Chanoine 1, record 3, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Barrage mobile constitué d'un rideau étanche en bois, incliné vers l'aval et s'articulant à un chevalet et à un arc-boutant, ce dernier prenant appui contre un heurtoir fixé au radier. 3, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Initialement, les ingénieurs américains ont construit 52 barrages sur ... l'Ohio. Ils étaient équipés de hausses Chanoine (ou plutôt de hausses Pascaud, système très voisin dont le prototype a été réalisé en 1880 sur la Saône, près de son confluent avec le Rhône. 4, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux USA, les hausses Chanoine munies de la glissière Pasqueau sont désignées sous le nom de hausses Chanoine [Chanoine wicket], que l'on trouvera seul dans la littérature américaine... 4, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-06-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Natural Construction Materials
- Wood Sawing
- Building Elements
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- milled plank 1, record 4, English, milled%20plank
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the top planks of the boardwalk were composed of slab timber and milled planks about 15 cm wide and 2. 0 cm thick.... 1, record 4, English, - milled%20plank
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Sciage du bois
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- planche sciée
1, record 4, French, planche%20sci%C3%A9e
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planche débitée à la scie, contrairement à celles qui peuvent résulter du travail de la hache. 1, record 4, French, - planche%20sci%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une planche est en général définie comme un sciage (de longueur quelconque, d'épaisseur comprise entre 22 et 55 mm et mesurant au maximum 25 cm de large). Toutefois, le texte à traduire portant sur le résultat de certaines recherches archéologiques, il convient de préciser "sciée", à l'exemple de l'auteur qui écrit «milled plank» au lieu de «board». 1, record 4, French, - planche%20sci%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'équivalent français a été confirmé par M. Reynald Binette, terminologue, Centre du meuble et du bois ouvré (Victoriaville). 1, record 4, French, - planche%20sci%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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